Fastenal Co. (FAST) Dividends
Dividend Yield and Dividend History Highlights
- If price volatilty is something you're paying attention to when building your dividend portfolio, know that FAST has less fluctuation in its price than 90.95% of stocks we're observing.
- FAST's free cash flow has decreased for the 5th straight quarter.
- To help you reduce price risk in your dividend portfolio, here are the dividend stocks that are least correlated with FAST's price: CMCT, WEC, BRG, NWFL and LSI.
FAST Price Forecast Based on Dividend Discount Model
| Current Price | DDM Fair Value Target: | Forecasted Gain: |
| $67.57 | $56.62 | -0.78% |
For dividend yielding stocks, the Dividend Discount Model (DDM) is a common valuation tool; it attempts to extrapolate a fair share price based primarily on the dividend the stock provides relative to a number of other quantiative aspects of its business. As for FAST, the dividend discount model StockNews created for the company implies a negative return of 0.78%. Some interesting points we thought investors may wish to consider regarding the dividend discount model forecast for Fastenal Co are:
- In comparison to other US listed dividend yielding stocks in the Industrials sector, Fastenal Co's expected return of -0.78% is higher than 75.65% of its fellow sector mates.
- Compared to all dividend issuing stocks in our set, FAST has a discount rate lower than 75.65% of them (a lower discount rate is associated with lower risk).
- In comparison to other dividend stocks in the Industrials sector, FAST is growing its dividends at a faster rate than about 76.32% of them.
- As other dividend issuers in the Industrials sector, Fastenal Co has an equity discount rate lower than 80.87% of them.
FAST Dividend History
| Ex-Dividend Date | Type | Payout Amount | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-01-31 | Dividend | $0.39 | +2.63% |
| 2023-12-05 | Dividend | $0.38 | +8.57% |
| 2023-10-25 | Dividend | $0.35 | -- |
| 2023-07-26 | Dividend | $0.35 | -- |
| 2023-04-26 | Dividend | $0.35 | -- |
| 2023-02-01 | Dividend | $0.35 | +12.90% |
| 2022-10-26 | Dividend | $0.31 | -- |
| 2022-07-26 | Dividend | $0.31 | -- |
| 2022-04-26 | Dividend | $0.31 | -- |
| 2022-02-01 | Dividend | $0.31 | +10.71% |
| 2021-10-25 | Dividend | $0.28 | -- |
| 2021-07-26 | Dividend | $0.28 | -- |
| 2021-04-23 | Dividend | $0.28 | -- |
| 2021-02-02 | Dividend | $0.28 | -30.00% |
| 2020-12-01 | Dividend | $0.40 | +60.00% |
| 2020-10-26 | Dividend | $0.25 | -- |
| 2020-07-27 | Dividend | $0.25 | -- |
| 2020-04-27 | Dividend | $0.25 | -- |
| 2020-01-30 | Dividend | $0.25 | +13.64% |
| 2019-10-24 | Dividend | $0.22 | -- |
| 2019-07-24 | Dividend | $0.22 | +100.00% |
| 2019-05-23 | Split | 2-1-for-1 Stock Split | N/A |
| 2019-04-23 | Dividend | $0.22 | -50.00% |
| 2019-01-30 | Dividend | $0.43 | +7.50% |
| 2018-10-23 | Dividend | $0.40 | -- |
| 2018-07-24 | Dividend | $0.40 | +8.11% |
| 2018-04-24 | Dividend | $0.37 | -- |
| 2018-01-30 | Dividend | $0.37 | +15.63% |
| 2017-10-24 | Dividend | $0.32 | -- |
| 2017-07-24 | Dividend | $0.32 | -- |
| 2017-04-24 | Dividend | $0.32 | -- |
| 2017-01-30 | Dividend | $0.32 | +6.67% |
| 2016-10-21 | Dividend | $0.30 | -- |
| 2016-07-22 | Dividend | $0.30 | -- |
| 2016-04-22 | Dividend | $0.30 | -- |
| 2016-01-27 | Dividend | $0.30 | +7.14% |
| 2015-10-23 | Dividend | $0.28 | -- |
| 2015-07-24 | Dividend | $0.28 | -- |
| 2015-04-24 | Dividend | $0.28 | -- |
| 2015-01-28 | Dividend | $0.28 | +12.00% |
| 2014-10-22 | Dividend | $0.25 | -- |
| 2014-07-23 | Dividend | $0.25 | -- |
| 2014-04-23 | Dividend | $0.25 | -- |
| 2014-01-29 | Dividend | $0.25 | -- |
| 2013-10-23 | Dividend | $0.25 | -- |
| 2013-07-24 | Dividend | $0.25 | +25.00% |
| 2013-04-30 | Dividend | $0.20 | +100.00% |
| 2013-01-30 | Dividend | $0.10 | -80.00% |
| 2012-12-05 | Dividend | $0.50 | +138.10% |
| 2012-10-25 | Dividend | $0.21 | +10.53% |
| 2012-07-25 | Dividend | $0.19 | +11.76% |
| 2012-04-30 | Dividend | $0.17 | -- |
| 2012-01-30 | Dividend | $0.17 | +21.43% |
| 2011-10-24 | Dividend | $0.14 | +7.69% |
| 2011-07-21 | Dividend | $0.13 | -- |
| 2011-05-23 | Split | 2-1-for-1 Stock Split | N/A |
| 2011-04-13 | Dividend | $0.26 | -48.00% |
| 2011-02-11 | Dividend | $0.50 | +19.05% |
| 2010-11-22 | Dividend | $0.42 | -- |
| 2010-08-18 | Dividend | $0.42 | +5.00% |
| 2010-02-10 | Dividend | $0.40 | +8.11% |
| 2009-08-13 | Dividend | $0.37 | +5.71% |
| 2009-02-11 | Dividend | $0.35 | +29.63% |
| 2008-12-03 | Dividend | $0.27 | -- |
| 2008-08-14 | Dividend | $0.27 | +8.00% |
| 2008-02-21 | Dividend | $0.25 | +8.70% |
| 2007-08-16 | Dividend | $0.23 | +9.52% |
| 2007-02-22 | Dividend | $0.21 | +5.00% |
| 2006-08-17 | Dividend | $0.20 | -- |
| 2006-02-15 | Dividend | $0.20 | +29.03% |
| 2005-11-14 | Split | 2-1-for-1 Stock Split | N/A |
| 2005-08-18 | Dividend | $0.31 | -- |
| 2005-02-16 | Dividend | $0.31 | +24.00% |
| 2004-08-19 | Dividend | $0.25 | +66.67% |
| 2004-02-19 | Dividend | $0.15 | -- |
| 2003-09-24 | Dividend | $0.15 | +150.00% |
| 2003-02-19 | Dividend | $0.06 | +20.00% |
| 2002-05-13 | Split | 2-1-for-1 Stock Split | N/A |
| 2002-02-20 | Dividend | $0.10 | +11.11% |
| 2001-02-21 | Dividend | $0.09 | +12.50% |
| 2000-02-23 | Dividend | $0.08 | +100.00% |
| 1999-02-24 | Dividend | $0.04 | +100.00% |
| 1998-02-25 | Dividend | $0.02 | -- |
| 1997-02-26 | Dividend | $0.02 | -- |
| 1996-02-28 | Dividend | $0.02 | -50.00% |
| 1995-02-08 | Dividend | $0.04 | -- |
| 1994-03-02 | Dividend | $0.04 | +33.33% |
| 1993-02-23 | Dividend | $0.03 | -50.00% |
| 1992-02-25 | Dividend | $0.06 | +20.00% |
| 1991-02-25 | Dividend | $0.05 | -- |
FAST Dividends vs. Peers
FAST's dividend yield currently ranks #83 of 135 vs. its peers in the Industrial - Equipment category.
Looking for More Information on FAST dividends?
Want to see what other sources are saying about Fastenal Co's dividends? Try the links below:Fastenal Co Common Stock (FAST) Dividend History | Nasdaq
Dividend History for Fastenal Co (FAST) - Dividend Investor
Fastenal Co (FAST) Dividend History - Seeking Alpha